Baling-box



(No Model.)

0. BULKELEY.

' BALING BOX.

No. 305,508. Patented Sept, 23, 1884.

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board A may be detached from the bottom MATENT OLIVER BULKELEY, OFDEXTER, TEXAS.

BALlNG-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 305,508, datedSeptember 23, 1884.

Application filed January 29, 1884. (No model.)

T0 0. whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, OLIVER BULKELEY, of Dexter, in the county of Cookeand State of Baling-Box, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similarletters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my new and improved baling-boxarrangedwith bale cloth and cords ready to receive the cotton or othermaterial to be baled- Fig. 2 is a plan. View showing the box opened outfor removing the bale, and Fig. 3 is a detailed sectional elevationshowing the method of securing the upright end board, A, to the bottomboard, A.

The invention will first be described in' connection with the drawings,and then pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Arepresents the bottom This is provided upon its underside with the'fixed cross-pieces or cleats B B, and upon its upper sideat one end with the end board A and standards 0 O, which cleats projectinto the sockets f,n1ade in the bottom board, A, said sockets beingbeveled downward and outward,and the outer edges of the standards 0being notched and beveled to correspond, as shown at f, Fig. 3, so thatthe board, A, and replaced at pleasure. The up per ends of the standards0 0 project above the upper edge of the end board, A, as shown in Fig.1, for receiving the holding loops or hands D D, as hereinafterdescribed. The cross-pieces B B reach past the edges of the bottomboard, A, and the side boards, E E, of the box are hinged to them bymeans of the cleats F F and bolts a a. The cleats F F reach above theupper edges of the side boards, E E, so that when the said side boardsare raised to vertical position the said loops D D may be placed overthe upper ends of the cleats F and over the upper ends of the cleats GG, as shown in Fig. 1, for holding the said side pieces, E E, invertical position for forming the bale. Hinged to the rear edge of theside board E is the end board G, which is provided with the flange g,and is adapted to be closed when the side boards, E E, are brought tovertical position and locked by the fiangeg and the hooks b b, attachedto the side boards, A G.

the bale free to be rolled off the box.

board E, thus making a complete box, as shown in Fig. 1. The flange gprevents side strain on the hooks I).

In using the box the side boards, E E, and end G- will be brought tovertical positions and locked by the loops D and hooks b, as shown inFig. 1. Then the balecords H will be placed in the box with the endsthereof reaching over the, upper edges of the side boards, E E, asshown, and then the bale-cloth I will be put in the box with the endsthereof reaching over the upper edges of the end The cotton or othermaterial to be baled will then be packed in by tramping it in the 'box,and when full the ends of the cloth I will be brought. over the bale andthe whole tied by the cords H H, thus completing the bale, which may beremoved from the box by removing the loops D D from the upper ends ofthe cleats F O and lifting the hooks b, which will permit the sideboards, E E, and end board G to open, thus leaving The box will then beset again and the side boards and end board G secured, as before, readyto form another bale. In this manner it will be seen that the box isvery convenient and adapted for quick and easy handling, and is cheap,durable, and practical.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. In a baling-box, the bottom board, A,having cleats B B, and end board A, and fixed standards 0 O, that reachabove the end board A, in combination with the hinged side boards, E E,and end board G, hinged to board E, the boards E E being provided withcleats F, that reach beyond the edges of the boards to receive the loopsD, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a baling-box, the end board A and standards 0, held to thebottomA, in combination with the hinged side boards, E E, provided withcleats F, the said standards and cleats being of greater length than thedepth of the box, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

OLIVER BULKELEY.

Witnesses S. O. BULKELEY, I. G. TETER, J. E. TETER.

